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Too Old.

A young man with an expression of con-
fidence on his face entered Michigan avenue
clothing store yesterday and asked:
II am straight business. l want a suit of
clothes. There are seven of us who will buy
QUIZ clothes at the same place. 1 have been
sent on ahead to get prices"
"Humph!"
off 1 bring the other six here to buy, what
will you make this $40 suit for?"
The clothier went over and sat down by the
stove with disguised look on his face
"You didn't answer my Question"
"My frendt, please go oudt. You make me
very tired!"
"What's the matter with yOul Don't you
want me to bring the party here!"
mo, my frendt, 1 don't All my sales
to-day goes to an orphan asylum, and like
to keep 'em down to a summer. coat und a
pair of second hand pants! Better try der
man two doors below. Detroit Free Press.
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shanghai's Population and Climate.

The population of Shanghai is 100000
Chinese and 1900 of all other nationalities,
including about l 100 British males, $50 each
of Germans and Frenchmen, and 125 regis
tered American citizens, the rest being
women, children, japanese and Bagdad Jews
These figures are taken from the census OF
last year The climate varies from skating
in the months of January and February,
with marrow-freezers from the northern
plateau, to over 90 degrees day and night for
a spell, perhaps, of a week in July and Au-
gust the thermometer standing as high as 14O
out in the street at midday and going some
times a little higher when a sandstone from
the far-of desert of Cobb sweeps by. Heavy
and frequent rains fall all the year round
and the tail end of a typhoon will now and
then uproot few trees and blow the corners
off buildings. Shocks of earthquake are
sometimes a cause of excitement, but these
are not nearly as frequent or severe as in
Japan.
Shanghai is the home of the musquito, being
specially noted for striped kind called the
"tiger," of peculiar ferocity and singing
power. The centipede of these parts is like
wise unpleasant, not to say dangerous, and
not by any means desirable bedfellow. Sep
tember is the mortality month, hot westerly
wind prevailing, which is laden with the pes
tiferous exhalations from over a country
covered with cOrpSeS exposed to the summer
sun, it, of course, being known that the Chi
nese in this district do not bury their dead
Dying goes on at fair rate all the time, but
In September and October the undertaken has
to close his Photographic gallery in order to
give undivided attentioH to the more serious
and paying business of arranging and boxing
dead bodies. Seven years is considered the
maximum term which a man of the best con-
stitution should spend in China without a trip
home.-Cor. San Francisco Chronicle
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Bad Chinese Boys in San Francisco.


So far reference has been had only to the
older class of hoodlum Mongohans. There is
another class, no less dangerous to society, to
be found among the Chinese boys, many of
whom are members of industrious families.
The example set by the older rOughS is imi-
tated as closely as it is possible for those of
tender age to follow in the footsteps Of their
elder cousins" To be bad, thoroughly and
irrevocably bad, is their highest ambition
They pick up American profanity readily,
and use it with q freedom and frequency that
would drive the most depraved American
hoodIum to despair But it is not on their
proficiency in the use of oaths filthy Ian
guage that the young pagans rest their repu-
tation for wickedneSs. 1t affords them a GER
tain pleasure to mingle with the Sunday school
youths of their own race and fire off few
bombShells of profanity and then, while
the Christianized Mongolians raise their eyes
In holy horror. But this is only fieeting joy.
To sport a weapon of offense in the shape of
a knife or pistol, and to display it on all occa-
sions when the eye of the police is not upon
them, is a pleasure smacking more of delight
full outlawry, and it is enjoyed to the full by
the bad young man in Chinatown. A knife
having four-inch blade and short, thick
handle-one of those wicked looking knives
that cut both ways and must be carried in
leather sheath--is the delight of the MOngo
liam hoodlum. The sheath is generally fast
ened to a strap about the waist, and is con
cealed from view by the outer garments.
Such knives have been found in the possession
of Chinese hoodlums under 10 years of age.
1t is, indeed, doubtful if the majority of the
class under discussion do not carry a weapon
of this kind, and sometimes two or three, with
a pistol to boot The more closely he resem-
bles walking arsenal the better the young
pagan is pleased with himself, for he can then
easily convince the Chinatown residents that
he is a very, very bad young man.-San
Francisco Chronicle.
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Girl Graduates Essay on Patriotism.

NIAAA VI I@N~N-@~OO A1ooNy Oh 4 stIIIUJIbIII
One of the sweet girl graduates who recent
ly skipped out of school life bedecked in gauze
and almost snothered in flowers lavished
upon her by admiring friends, read an essay
on Love of Country" After quoting the
entire well remembered lines beginning
"Breathes there man with soul so deado
she added about dozen prose lines of her
own composition, in the course of which she
said that patriotism was real nice" 1t is re-
ported that the digniied professor, to whom
the essay was originally handed for inspection,
after noting the amount of poetry quoted,
turned to his fair young pupil and exclaimed:
any dear, it seems to me that you have bor-
rowed a pretty big porch for a mighty small
housa Chicago Herald
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IndIsputabIe Proof.

''The teacher wanted to box my ears
this morning" remarked Johnny
Fizzletop.
''How do you know that he wanted
to box your ears?'' asked his mother.
eff he hadn't wanted to box my ears
he wouldn't have done it, would he,
ehP"-Te1as Sittings.
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characteristics of Fish Oils.

Mr. A. II. Allen, in paper on oils read
in the American association, said that
shark and fish oils are often unsaponifiable,
and hence are not fatty others. He be-
lieved them TO contain cholesterine, like
cod liver OIL The fixed oils can be sepa-
rated into groups, but we know no process
for separating a mixture of lard and cot
ton seed oil.-Boston Budget,
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BreVities.

Tt gets late very early now nights.
Free Press.
A teacher in San Francisco public school
was informed by a lawyer at 2 o'clock p. m.
that she was heir TO 800 900. He expected
to hear her whoop and see her grab her bon
net and run, but instead of that she calmly
replied: 81 will hear the class in geography,
lick three boys and be at your Office III an
hour.-Milwaukee Sentinel.
A bingham lady, who, having complained
of being unable to tell her mince pies from
her apple pies without testing, was advised TO
mark them She did so and complacently an
nounced ''This I've marked T. dts
Mince,' an that I've marked It. M.'-'Tain't
Mince bingham (Mass) Journal.
Ear rings are declared to be unhealthful by
q medical authority, and diamond ear rings
particularly. Engaged young men should
paste this item in their hats.
Chow can get rid of f1eas on nay catT
asks subscriber Soak the cat in four feet
of water until the feas rise to the surface.
Then bury the cat.-Burlington Free press.
a scientific writer tells how water can be
boiled in sheet of writing paper We don't
doubt It. We have known man to write a
few lines on a sheet of writing paper that
kept him in hot water for three years.
Burdette.
The family had just returned from listen
ing to this handsome young Englishman,
who is Just thrilling America with his lee
lures on aPalmistry," and they were dis
cussing the subject with great enthusiasm.
aAh me- sighed Billy the kid, moving I'M
easily in his chair, talk about palmistry; he
should have known you, mamma. "-Burdette.
Kate Field asserts that she is weary of
social shams and "would like to live apart
from the fashionable hustle" If she Is IN
earnest. there is no ordinance against her
throwing the old wirework away.-Sau
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How They Differ.


Men are strange creatures. They win waste
an hour hunting a collar button instead of
having an extra supply and letting their wife
find the missing one. You never see woman
look for the pin she drops. Her husband finds
it when he walks around in his bare feet
Philadelphia Call.
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Youthful Tiger Hunting.

"Little boy" said an old gentleman in lower
Broadway, why do you cry SO bitterlyg"
"Cause jest lost fifty cents
"Did you drop it down a coal holes"
"Wuss'n that 1 lost it over in de bucket
shop speckerlatin' in ST. Paul Life.
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ComnnIeorY Prayers

@What is this 1 hear,p said Mrs. Spook,
aabout compulsory prayer being abolished in
Harvard? Did they use to compel the
students to prayg"
eyes" said young Spook, who had just
come home from college on a vacation; Eyes,
the janitor used to go round three times a
a day, and make every student get down on
his knees and pray, and if the student re-
sisted, swora at him like a pirate.
aThat's just right" rejoined Mrs. Spook;
aif a young fellow won't pray, he ought to be
sworn at until he is ashamed of himself. -
Lynn Union.
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PretzeI's Premium.

Show us the woman who can get off of a
horse or steam car when ia motion, with her
nose in the right direction, and we will fur
nish her husband in twenty minutes.-Carl
Pretzel in National Weekly.
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DICK AND HIS DOG.

Old Dick was like his dog, twas said,
In every particular,
And upright were the lives they led,
Their ways were purp-and- Dick ular.
= Merchant Traveller.
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Severe.

Matilda Ann who has given Jimmy the
taffy money to take care of)-Here, you Jim
Sweeney! come back wild dat cent. Did yer
want ter sneak off ter Canada wild yer
Doodle, sa-ay?-The Judge.
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The Fine Exhibit Made at the Fair BY
the Fredericksburg Brewing Co.

of the Mectan
Lager Brewing Co 1t was in the form
the
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Blue Ribbon ORGANIZATION.

A meeting Of signers of the blue
ribbon temperance pledge was held at
the Y. M. c. A. on Saturday evening.
Mr.. S. D. Fuller presided and Rev. ].
A. Cruzan opened the meeting with
prayer Mr.. Cruzan spoke on the sub
ject Of organization Of total abstainers,
submitting a provisional constitution
for that purpose. Remarks were also
made by Messrs. N. Logan and ]. A.
Dover, after which the following off
GERS Of the Blue Ribbon Association
were elected: President Rev. Herbert
II. Gowan; Vice President Mr.
Wright; Secretary, ]. c. Marchanti
Treasurer, John Magoon. The execu-
tive we're directed to meet on Wednes.
day evening to draw up constitution
and bylaws and report at a meeting o
the society on Saturday evening.
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The Temperance Campaign.

Kaumakapili Church basement was
packed full Of people last night, at the
union temperance meeting Of the Ka-
walahao and Kaumakapili native con
gregations. Mr.. Richard T. Booth,
the temperance evangelist, delivered a
rousing address, and was exceeding for
tunate in having secured the services
OF the parliamentary and judiciary in
terpreter, Mr.. w. L. Wilcox, who sent
home the arguments, anecdotes and IL
Illustrations Of the lecturer in the pure
Hawaiian vernacular with precision,
force and vivacity. Among those who
were on the platform we're Hon. A. i.
Judd, Chief Justice; Rev. j. Waiamau,
pastor Of Kaumakapili Church; Mr.. II.
Warehouse and Mr.. S. d. Fuller. His
Honor the Chief Justice gave a pre-
liminary address. AT the close of Mr.
Booths discourse the audience came
forward almost in a body to sign the
pledge, TAI names being subscribed
altogether. The singing throughout
the evening was something graad
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ve.sels E.peotea from Foreisn Pc. =

Brit bk Glengaber, Roleston, from Liverpoo due
January 1890, 1887. 4 ii Davies & Co, agents.
Am bktne 5 N Castle, Hubbard, from Port Town
send, W I, due December Is'ao, Castle Cooke
agents.
Ger bk Hercules, -, from Liverpool, due Feb.
ruary ao-3o, 1857. 10 Schaefei X Co, agents.
Ger bark Hydra, from Hongkong, due January i.Is.
Haw bark Thos r Foster F w Rugg, from Vieto-
ria, b {, due Dec ss.3I
Am bttne KliIitat, R d Cutler, f,om Port Town.
send, w I, due February Io-as.
Brit bark Cerates from Liverpool, due May i-ao.
Am tern c Ford, II Grilliths, from San Fran
cisco, due February $40.
Am bark Forest Queen, ] c NJ Winding from Sau
Francisco due February 5.a5.
Brit bark Velocity, Bolster from HOngkons, du,
February 1913.
Am bark Julia Foard, from Departure Bay, due
January 1921,
Br bark r. L. r., from Newcastle, N. IS. W. due
Feb. l5-25.
Nor bark P. c. Patterson, from Newcastle N. S. W.,
due Feb, Is-25.
Am blk Tlmour, Brewer, from Boston, due May I-Il
Am schr Geo Perkins, Alderman, from San Fran
cisco, due February Io.I5
Am bktne w II Dimond, swifi, from San Francisco
due February I5'2o.
February ao-2s.
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Inoppoltu Criticism.

To HE Editor efhe Herald.
In my opinion the editor Of the z.
c. Adoertisey could not have been
more inopportune in his selection of an
occasion upon which to criticize the
lack Of energy of the Postoffice en-
ployees, than that he has so indiscreetly
chosen.
The facts are these; At one o'clock
p m. on Wednesday last, 80 bags Of
mail matter arrived by the steamer
Australia from San Francisco, and by
six o'clock p. m. Of the same day every
paper was assorted for delivery, and
the statement is utterly untrue that they
we're not ready for distribution until
the following morning." as asserted by
the Adgeyfiser. Meanwhile the whole
of the Hawaii and Maui mail, foreign
as we'll as local, were got ready and
dispatched by the Lehua, which sailed
the same day at five o'clock p. m. land
to effect this, special arrangements had
to be made with the Wilder Steamship
Company, which put the Island mails
nearly week ahead of regular time.)
Had not this work of accommodation
to the outside districts been undertaken,
most assuredly the editor Of the Id
verfiSey might have got his paper mail
an hour or two sooner. However, If
the editor did not get all his paper mail
until the following morning." the fact
should be laid to the Indifference or
laziness Of himself or his underlings,
and not to employees Of the Post Office,
whose competence or disposition to
work for the public interest, has not be-
fore been questioned.
We have the editors word for the
fact that the average time for distribute
ing the heaviest mails IN San Francisco
is about thirty minutes, and that the
accommodation is wholly inadequate
and then the no less astounding deduc
ton that, "were the facilities for hand
ling mails at San Francisco as great as
the Honolulu Post Office now enjoys
the average time of delivery would Ger
talnly be reduced by ten minutes"
Such an assertion is too manlteslly
absurd to need contradiction, for any
one of common sense, looking at pile
of thirty bags, containing thousands o
letters and papers piled together indis
criminately, would know better than tt
believe that all the men you could cram
into the Post Office could possibly as
sort and deliver them in so short
time, this wonderful editor to the con
uary notwithstanding.
He tells us that 1.-THE world is on thu
rum" So, friend Creighton y but you
are only marking time"
O. CULVER.
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PASSENGERS.

From Kahuui and wayports, per steamer Llkeike,
February Ia-W Simms, w p A Brewer, wife, child
and 3 servants, Mrs 4 w Everett Mrs Haalelea, W II
Cornwe Hon J W Kalua, 4 Honau and wife, Mrs
Kinney, Mr. Graydon, ] ID Marn, All Now All
Tong, Achow, All Young, w & Achi, os deck and 2
prisoners.
From Sydney and Auckland per S Zeaandia, Feb
ruary la--J N Williams, + Il Aspinwa Jno Faults,
X { Bngstock and Mr. Askin.
For San Francisco, per Zealandia, February II
Mr. FW Macfarlane and wife, + Maciarane, Miss
Allie Widemann, A L lmrie, Dr. Hendrckson, A ii
Smith, 4 K Moore, c Jones and wife, A Ascheim,
II Mcintyre, w 4 Stedman, w NJ WEIGH, Davis, II
Koch and Master Oeding.
From Maui and Hawaii, per steamer Kinau, Feb
ruary Ia--Her FIX Goyeness Ululani. Hon 4 Baker,
His Elk Gov Robert Baker and daughter, 5 Nowlein,
Miss NJ Nowlein, I l. Clarke, Mrs Wilhelm, Mrs
Asch and children, ] G Clevor, w White w \
Rowell, ] Kaula, j + Eckart wife and children, G
Along, Judge Miau, Miss Rathbone, J Renton Apoe,
4 Barnes, Aleong, Mrs J 7 Ward, Miss Alice Ward,
Geo Ward, w w Akona Mrs r Gfieye, Miss Greve,
Ed Mcchesney, Miss Renwlck and o. deck
From Kauai, per steamer Mikahaa, February 49,
G N Wilcox, Rsbt Cation, + Turner p Hoh, II
hanger w Waterhouse, wife-and family Brown, a
T. II Swift, w Il 0ppu, Chinese and about 80 deck.
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The LATE PRINCESS.
Resolutions Of Coincidence on the Death
of II. r. H. Princess Likelike.


Alta special meeting of the First
Division of the Liliuokalani Educa-
tional Society held February 9Th, 1887,
the following resolutions we're unani-
mously adopted
Whereas, 1t has pleased Almighty
God in His inscrutable Providence to
remove from this world by the hand of
death Her Royal Highness Princess
MIRIAM LlKELIKE, and
Whereas, The late Princess was an
honored member Of the Royal Family
whom the people respected, revered
and loved; and whereas the late Prin-
cess was distinguished member Of
our order, and labored earnestly and
assiduously for the promotion of its
object, namely, the education of needy
Hawaiian girls: therefore
ResOi5ed, That the members Of this
First Division of the Liliuokalani Edu.
cational Society in meeting assembled,
do with sincere and sorrowful hearts
tender to their Majesties the King and
Queen and to Her Royal Highness
Princess Liliuokalani on the loss of a
dear sister; to Honorable Archibald S.
Cleghorn, of a beloved wife, and to
Princess Kaiulani, of fond mother,
and to the other members of the Royal
Family in their sad affection. And be
it further
ResSi0ed, That copy Of these reso-
lutions be forwarded to their Majesties
the King and Queen, Her Royal High
ness Princess Liliuokalani, and the
Honorable Archibald S. Cleghorn and
Princess Kaiulani, husband and daugh.
ter Of the deceased.
MARY G. BEcKLEY,
Secretary First Division Liliuokalani
Educational Society,"
Honolulu, February nth, 1887.
A revised copy Of the Fire Depart
ments minute of coincidence, the
first draught of which was published in
this paper, has been handed in for
publication, as follows;--
GAS it hath pleased the Supreme
Ruler Of the Universe to call from this
earthly sphere the soul Of Her late
Royal Highness Princess MIRIAM
LIKELIKE, His Majesty's beloved sister,
who died on the end instant; we the
officers and members of the Homo,
lulu Fire Department in meeting as
sembled, and in common with the be
wailing subjects Of the realm, hereby
mournfully convey our most heartfelt
sympathy to their Majesties, to II. r
II. Princess Liliuokalani, to the Hon
A. S. Cleghorn, husband Of the late
Princess, to Princess Kaiulani anC
other members of the Royal Family.
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Chicken Thief Caught.

About three o'clock on Sunday
morning a mounted policeman met a
Chinaman on the plain carrying some
thing. Watching him he saw him hide
what proved to be fowls in Thomas
Square and then 90 away. Then the
policeman waited round for develop
ments and at five o'clock saw the
Chinaman returning with two more
chickens. He made for him, catching
him after a short chase. The China.
man gave his name at the Station as
An Nun. Any persons who miss
chickens may be able to prove their
property at the Station.
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Shipping Intelligence.

The Kinau leaves for windward
ports and the Volcano at five this after
noon.
The Likelike sails at four this after
noon for Kahului and Hama.
The Kinau brought 579 bags sugar,
and the Likelike 6,SS4 bags sugar, l
horse, ITO packages sundries.
The steamer Mikahala arrived from
Kauai yesterday morning, bringing o7S
bags of sugar and 9 head of cattle.
The steamer James Makee brought
a,47o bags of sugar from Kauai on
Saturday last.
The schooner Malolo arrived from
Laupahoehoe yesterday morning bring
ing 1900 bags of sugar. She made
the run from Laupahoehoe to this port
under forcsail and jib in aS hours.
The schooner Kauikeaouli arrived
from Kohala, Hawaii, yesterday morn
ing.
ne Ddik llOPS, SuPlthi Si'"''N' ~
sailed for Port Townsend last Saturday
afternoon in ballast.
KAHULUI NOTES.
Arrived February 10th, schooner
Anna, Williams master, IL days from
San Francisco Consignees; II. {. <
IS. Co., A. +. Hopke, c. Fl. Dickey, j.
Avery, Nils Olmstead, II. Giles.
Schooner Anna has just completed
the quickest round trip on record
from Kahului to San Francisco anc
return in 80 days.
Ida Schnauer and w. w. Case are
both loading sugar. Former expects
to sail on the 18th.
Kahului, Maui, Feb, 10.
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Climbing Mauna Loa.

Mr.. ]. ]. Williams has had a letter
from Mr.. Theo, Severn, his photo
grapher who accompanied the Govern
ment expeditionist to the lava flow,
Mr.. +. l.. Clarke, telling Of the party
having climbed Mauna Loa to within
seven miles of the summit, where they
were inside the snow line. They
would have pursued the ascent all the
way to the top, only that the snow was
drifting so that it would have covered
their tracks and made the descent haz-
ardous on returning
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Plate Glass Breakage.

On Saturday some natives we're car
rying large pane of plate glass worth
$7a, for the Wong Quai building on
Nuuanu street, from the Honolulu
Planning Mills When going up Fort
street the carriers carelessly struck their
burden against a curb stone, breaking
off about six square feet Of the glass.
The Bulletin reports that another pane
of plate glass, intended for Mr.. Goo
Kim's store, was spoiled at the Homo
lulu Planning Mills in the process Of
cutting on Friday.
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Photographs of the Flow

Mr.. Gonsalves, photographer, has
ON sale at his rooms series of photo
graphs taken from sketches by Mr.
Chas. Furneaux, the only artist who was
fortunate in being present at the scene
of the eruption. These pictures are
very realistic and must be valuable as
a record of one of Hawaii's wonderful
volcanic outbursts. They are com
mended to the attention OF tourists
and others DESTROYS of obtaining accu,
rate views of the great lava How OF
1887. 90
MIR. |. J. Williams, photographer, re-
ceiyed a series of splendid negatives
taken Of the flow by Mr.. Severn, OF
the Government expedition A supply
for sale will shortly be printed, when
thew will be further noticed IN TINS
naper. There is one of them giving a
fine view of an active cone